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Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan

By Alex Kerr

Book information

Publisher
Hill and Wang
Year
2002
ISBN
0809039435, 9780809039432
Open Library ID
OL22605727M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
124 MB (130112785 bytes)
Pages
224\224
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

A surprising assessment of the failures and successes of modern Japan.In Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the many facets of Japan's recent, and chronic, crises -- from the failure of its banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. He is the first to give a full report on the nation's endangered environment -- its seashores lined with concrete, its roads leading to nowhere in the mountains -- as well as its "monument frenzy," the destruction of old cities such as Kyoto and construction of drab new ones, and the attendant collapse of its tourist industry. Kerr writes with humor and passion, for "passion," he says, "is part of the story. Millions of Japanese feel as heartbroken at what is going on as I do. My Japanese friends tell me, 'Please write this -- for us.'"

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